Dinosaurs: Placodonts populated flat coastal regions in what is now Europe and China
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 15:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
For around 50 million years, placodonts populated the flat coastal regions of the Tethys Ocean, in modern day Europe and China. The most distinctive feature of these dinosaurs was their teeth: The upper jaw had two rows of flattened teeth – one on the palate and one on the jawbone – while the lower jaw only had one set of teeth ideal for crushing shellfish and crustaceans.